Workers assemble mini excavators in a factory of heavy machinery in Suzhou in eastern China's Jiangsu province on Monday, October 23, 2023. China's factory activity contracted in October, an official survey said Monday, a sign that China's economic growth remains uneven despite a raft of policies meant to support business. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





Villagers of the Dong ethnic group parade to celebrate the Anwa Festival on October 25, 2023 in Pingqiu township, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province of China. (Photo by Yang Xiaohai/VCG via Getty Images)





A costumed reveller walks in Found 158, an area of bars, clubs and reataurants, ahead of Halloween in the district of Huangpu, in Shanghai, on October 27, 2023. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)





Residents take pictures as they walk by flowers laid outside a residential building where the late Chinese Premier Li Keqiang spent his childhood in Hefei city, in central China's Anhui province, Saturday, October 28, 2023. The sudden death of China's former second-ranking leader, Li Keqiang, has shocked many people in the country, with tributes offered up to the ex-official who promised market-oriented reforms but was politically sidelined. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





A woman in costume stands on the street during pre-Halloween weekend party in Shanghai, China on October 28, 2023. During the last weekend before Halloween, which comes on Tuesday, 31 October 2023, hundreds of youngsters dressed in costumes overwhelmed the streets of Shanghai. Halloween in China become popular due to the influences of Western expats and foreign teachers. (Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA/EFE)





Aerial photo shows tourists playing at the Garden Expo in Chongqing, China on October 29, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





A giant panda plays at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, October 29, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)





Aerosparx Team performs in the sky during the 2023 Nanchang Air Show at Nanchang Yaohu Airport on October 29, 2023 in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





This photo taken on October 30, 2023 shows a person in costumes posing on a street ahead of Halloween in Shanghai. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Members of a Chinese honor guard ride an escalator at the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum held in Beijing, Monday, October 30, 2023. The Beijing event, attended by military representatives from dozens of countries, is an occasion for China to project regional leadership and boost military cooperation. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, astronaut Gui Haichao waves as he is carried out of the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-14 manned space mission after it landed successfully at the Dongfeng landing site in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The previous crew of China's orbiting space station returned to earth Tuesday morning, all reportedly in good health, amid a sharpening rivalry with the U.S. over space exploration and plans to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. (Photo by Li Zhipeng/Xinhua via AP Photo)





People in costumes attend an event during a Halloween celebration at Solana shopping mall, in Beijing, China, 31 October 2023. Halloween is celebrated on 31 October and every year is getting more popular among Chinese people. (Photo by Wu Hao/EPA/EFE)





This photo taken on October 31, 2023 shows a person in costumes posing on a street during Halloween celebrations in Shenyang, in China's northeastern Liaoning province. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Women's seven-a-side team train in Happy Valley ahead of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Set to launch on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, the first Gay Games in Asia are fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Asian financial hub. (Photo by Chan Long Hei/AP Photo)





Sunrise over the Jinshanling Great Wall in Chengde city, Hebei province, China, Nov 1, 2023. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)





Vehicles move on a street in Beijing's Central Business District (CBD) as the city is shrouded in smog, in China on November 1, 2023. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)





Some people use smartphones to film a vehicle with flowers which is believed to be carrying the body of former Premier Li Keqiang as the convoy heads to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing Thursday, November 2, 2023. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people gathered near a state funeral home Thursday as former Premier Li Keqiang was being put to rest. (Photo by AP Photo)





American Ballet Theater's ballerina Devon Teuscher rehearses for a performance at the Shanghai Grand Theater in Shanghai, Thursday, November 2, 2023. The American national ballet company is returning to China for the first time in a decade for shows in Shanghai and Beijing in the latest sign strained relations between the United States and China are beginning to thaw. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Participants react at the AIDS Quilt Memorial Ceremony, ahead of the Gay Games in Hong Kong, Saturday, November 4, 2023. The first Gay Games in Asia are fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion in the regional financial hub, following recent court wins in favor of equality for same-s*x couples and transgender people. (Photo by Chan Long Hei/AP Photo)





Aerial photo taken on November 4, 2023 shows the blooming Populus Euphratica Forest in the Luoburen village scenic area in Bazhou, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The Luoburen village scenic area is a collection of desert, populus euphratica, rivers, lakes and other natural landscapes. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex Features/Shutterstock)